The day book. (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, December 12, 1912, Image 15

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FREEDOM SHRIEKS "NAY! NAY!"Philadelphia's select council is considering a bill, drawn byJohn Fow, Jr., a son of the American Revolution, to prevent publicmeetings in Independence Square except o celebrate "some gredtpublic event?' of the pastEabor leaders, Socialists, Bull Moosers, perhaps even Demd-rratQ nnrl ntllor -Prillr ntifli nnlntno tin. .a n.nl..V.1.. Uanr. npinrr Trim dependenpe Square in which to perpetuate the crime of expressingjuucpciujciic opinion. i,nis must De put aown, even it it i;aKes tncgreat-great-grandsons of every American revolutionist who eversweat, swore or bled for freedom's sake to do it.What! in Independence Square, in the "City of BrotherlyLove," in the state of Win: Pehn, let the people denounce theiroppressors or demand relief from oppression? Not on your life!Let Liberty Bell clang! To arms, to arms, ye Sons of the AmericanRevolution! Somebody is trying to exercise the vicious right offree speech in Independence Square! Shades T of Washington,Franklin and Patrick Hjenry! shaH people get in IndependenceSquare and declaim about our Divine Right 'Baer and $4-per-weekwages ?Shall the common herd publicly asperse those magnificentnative sons, Quay and Penrose, whosexompact$ with captains of industry keep prices up? Nay, nay! Not while Sons of Revolutionscan bulldoze or boodle select councils. Nay, in Independence Squareyou may celebrate such great past event as Henry's "Give me liberty or give me death !" but fhe living patriot who tries to" get off"Give me wages or give me potatqes!" is going to be clubbed and'run in. ' "o oUNFITTING TRUSTMrs. Allen's new servant cameto her the morning after hen arrival and sard: "I'm goin to laveyez, munij today. I'll not stay anyyonger.". "Going to leave!" cried Mrs.' Allen in amazement. "Whyin theworld are you going to leaye sosn?""Well, mum," said the girl,'Jwhen I came yesterday morning3bu gave me the keys to. yertrunks and diawers to kape ferez.""So I did," said the. mistress."That showed that I trusted you.What is the matter?""Well, ydr see, mum," said theservant,' "they don't one of 'emfit."o oSalvation Army's Thanksgiving collection in Wall street was$5.13. We can see how theyL might scrape up the 13 cents forchanty, but that $5? Some Wallstreet shark must have been approached when financially seasick.